I Held Her in My Arms Songtext
von Violent Femmes

I′m gnawing on the knowledge that I have been burnt
And I'm learning things that I should′ve already learnt.
Everyone I ever knew was so kind and coy...
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.

I can't even remember if we were lovers, or if I just wanted to...
But I held her in my arms, I held her in my arms
I held her in my arms but it wasn't you.

I will not kill the one thing I love -- in this world of wreckage, I look above.
Help me, Lord -- Help me understand what it means to be a boy and what it means to be a man.


I can′t even remember if we were lovers, or if I just wanted to...
But I held her in my arms, I held her in my arms
I held her in my arms but it wasn′t you.
I'm gnawing on the knowledge that I have been burnt
And I′m learning things that I should've already learnt.
Everyone I ever knew was so kind and coy...
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy.
I can′t even remember if we were lovers, or if I just wanted to...
But I held her in my arms, I held her in my arms
I held her in my arms but it wasn't you.
I can′t even remember if we were lovers, or if I just wanted to...
But I held her in my arms, I held her in my arms
I held her in my arms but it wasn't you.